Life in Italy

Italian movie directors and some of their notable works:

1. Federico Fellini: “La Dolce Vita” (“The Sweet Life”), “8 1/2,” “Amarcord”
2. Michelangelo Antonioni: “L’Avventura” (“The Adventure”), “Blow-Up,” “Deserto Rosso” (“Red Desert”)
3. Luchino Visconti: “Ossessione” (“Obsession”), “Rocco e i suoi fratelli” (“Rocco and His Brothers”), “Il Gattopardo” (“The Leopard”)
4. Vittorio De Sica: “Ladri di biciclette” (“Bicycle Thieves”), “Umberto D.,” “Miracolo a Milano” (“Miracle in Milan”)
5. Bernardo Bertolucci: “Il Conformista” (“The Conformist”), “Ultimo tango a Parigi” (“Last Tango in Paris”), “L’ultimo imperatore” (“The Last Emperor”)
6. Roberto Rossellini: “Roma, Città Aperta” (“Rome, Open City”), “Paisà” (“Paisan”), “Germania anno zero” (“Germany Year Zero”)
7. Pier Paolo Pasolini: “Accattone,” “Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo” (“The Gospel According to St. Matthew”), “Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma” (“Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom”)
8. Lina Wertmüller: “Film d’amore e d’anarchia, ovvero ‘stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza…'” (“Love and Anarchy”), “Pasqualino Settebellezze” (“Seven Beauties”), “Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto” (“Swept Away”)
9. Paolo Sorrentino: “La Grande Bellezza” (“The Great Beauty”), “Youth,” “Loro” (“Them”)
10. Nanni Moretti: “Caro Diario” (“Dear Diary”), “Aprile” (“April”), “La stanza del figlio” (“The Son’s Room”)

These Italian movie directors and their films continue to influence and inspire filmmakers around the world.